Beckford Primary School MFL POLICY. Bonjour! Ça-va? Comment t appelles-tu?

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1 Beckford Primary School MFL POLICY Bonjour! Ça-va? Comment t appelles-tu? Danny Griffiths November 2012

2 Rationale: The learning of a foreign language provides a valuable educational, social and cultural experience for Beckford pupils. They develop communication and literacy skills that lay the foundation for future language learning. Pupils develop linguistic competence, extend their knowledge of how language works and explore similarities and differences between French and English. Learning another language raises awareness of the multilingual and multicultural world and helps to introduce an international dimension to pupils learning, giving them an insight into their own culture and those of others. The learning of a foreign language provides many opportunities for cross-curricular links and for the reinforcement of knowledge, skills and understanding developed in other subjects.

3 Aims and objectives To enable children to be able to communicate in the target language To foster an interest in learning other languages To introduce young children to another language in a way that is enjoyable and fun To stimulate and encourage children s curiosity about language To encourage children to be aware that language has structure and that the structure differs from one language to another To help children to develop awareness of cultural differences in other countries To develop children s speaking and listening skills The children will be taught how to: ask and answer questions use correct pronunciation and grammar speak, understand, read and write words, phrases and sentences understand basic grammar work in pairs and groups and communicate in French learn about life in other cultures Organisation: At Beckford, the focus language for KS2 MFL is French. French is taught in line with the Framework for Languages covering the three strands Oracy, Literacy and Intercultural Understanding. We follow the Camden scheme of work. All KS2 children have a discreet 40 minute language lesson once a week and follow up/ cross curricular activities for a further 20 minutes a week. The weeks alternate between an oracy and a literacy focus, with intercultural understanding taught through appropriate topics. French in Years 3-5 is taught by class teachers, with one class teacher teaching both classes in the year group where there is particular expertise, and where the timetable allows for this. French for both Year 6 classes is delivered by the MFL coordinator.

4 The KS2 curriculum Beckford School uses the Camden Scheme of work. All accompanying plans and resources can be found at: Year 3 IU Focus France Salut! et au revoir Ca va? Comment t appelles-tu? Les couleurs Les nombres 1-12 Quel âge as-tu? Les mois de l annee Les nombres Quelle est la date de ton anniversaire? Les jours de la semaine Quelle est la date aujourd-hui? As-tu un animal? As-tu des frères et des soeurs? Year 5 (consolidate and extend Yr 3) IU Focus Morocco Greetings Les nombres 1-12 et Quel âge as-tu? As-tu des frères et des soeurs? Les couleurs et les animaux Les deux grenouilles Le corps Les nombres and recap all topics Les mois de l annee et les fêtes Les jours de la semaine, word origins Year 4 IU Focus Quebec Où habites-tu? En ville Toutes directions A l école Les objets de la classe Quelle heure est-il? Quel temps fait-il? Les nombres L Euro Qu est-ce que tu aimes? Bon appétit! Les glaces Les passé-temps Quelle est ta matière préférée? Qu est-ce que tu portes? Year 6 (consolidate and extend Yr 4) IU Focus Vietnam Où habites-tu? En ville et Toutes directions A l école Les nombres Quelle est ta matière préférée? Qu est-ce que tu aimes manger? Les recettes et la nourriture de Vietnam Quel temps fait-il? Les passé-temps

5 Teachers use the Camden LEA Scheme of Work to structure their lessons across the year, covering all of the Learning Objectives from the KS2 Framework for Languages. A variety of resources, mainly the EarlyStart programme, support this. Beckford also subscribes to and to provide pupils and teachers with a range of resources. Beckford staff use the Camden LEA methodology of mimes and actions to reinforce the learning of key words and sounds. Assessment At the end of each term, Class Teachers provide the co-ordinator with feedback on their topic coverage. At the end of the year, they assess which children are working above, at or below the expected level as outlined in the KS2 Framework for Languages.